I hope you had a good holiday, because some open space RPGs certainly don't. As of approximately December 25, 2023, Starfield It received enough likes on Steam to push its user rating status into “mostly negative” territory. It's an annoying downfall for such a hyped title from one of the most popular developers of modern times.
Announced in 2018, Starfield Expectations have seen it remain very high in the years leading up to its release in September 2023. The first original IP from acclaimed developer Bethesda in decades, it had fans of the studio's vast open world games eager to jump into an epic space opera featuring over 1,000 explorable planets. However, in the months following the game's release, Starfield It faced a lot of fan and media criticism for its shallow narrative presentations, fragmented and ported presentation of its galaxy, and the feeling that there's not much to do but wander around barren, though beautiful, planets. That disappointment has now coalesced into a raucous reception at the world's most famous and important storefront for computer gaming.
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Starfield It's really started to hit some rough waters on Steam in recent weeks, landing at its previous low of “mixed” status around November. Meanwhile, the game has seen a lot People are turning away from her Hungarian shows; This is a trend that may be common in other single-player open-world games, but is noticeable in StarfieldA state as Bethesda and Microsoft insisted it was Made to be played continuously and for years to come.
People on the r/Starfield subreddit I noticed the review sinking situation around Christmas, when the game received an influx of 245 negative reviews on Steam. “Cyberpunk“Revival 's sure didn't help,” one comment read, followed by a reference to Baldur's Gate 3which received the Game of the Year award at this year's Game Awards (StarfieldIt is worth noting that he received only one nomination and did not receive any awards).
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One of the best Steam reviews for the game currently is “Just buy CyberpunkOther fans made direct comparisons to other Bethesda games: “Don't play anymore Skyrim or Fallout 4 or New vegas fallout or Fallout 3 […] You will be too [disappointed]Another review describes the game as “An excess of nothingness. An open-world RPG filled with so much meaningless content that its seams are beginning to split and empty calories are scattered.
Negative steam reviews There's nothing new to it Starfield. previously, Bethesda has officially begun to respond For individual reviews on the platform after the game received a “mixed” overall rating.
Starfield It is expected that Get new features and updates through 2024, such as “New Ways to Travel.” Bethesda said it aims to provide such updates about once every six weeks, starting in February.
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Will these updates be enough to change fans' sentiments? Well, in a world where… Cyberpunk 2077 He literally won an award for putting his work togetherIt's not entirely implausible.
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